36th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2020
11 November - 13 December 2020

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PL 03 New Polish Shorts - Mixed Feelings

With a change in the laws regulating film funding and the founding of the Polish Film Institute, 2005 marked a sort of rebirth for Polish cinema, which had descended into a long period of heavy crisis in the 1980s. Whereas the beginning of the 21st century saw the number of annual productions hovering somewhere around five films, by 2015 that number had already risen to more than 50. When Pawel Pawlikowski recieved the Academy Award for his film “Ida” in 2015, it served to underline once again the arduous path that Polish cinema had taken. Over the past several years, with the likes of Jan Komasa, Małgorzata Szumowska, Norman Leto or Olga Chajda, a generation of filmmakers has arisen that is exploring narrative, formal and aesthetic boundaries with a great feel for the medium of film and a sensitivity for society’s discrepancies. In their short films, the individual and collective stand above all as central concepts of a cinema that speaks of contemporary crises as well as those of the past.

30.11.20, 00:00h, online: interfilm.de/sooner (Nov 30 - Dec 06)

New Polish Shorts - Mixed Feelings
5 films
Festyn

Festyn

Picnic

Grzegorz Krawiec // Poland // 2019 // 19:07 min

Live Action

A train stops in the middle of nowhere after a girl jumps in front of it. The passengers organise a picnic nearby while they wait for the police to arrive.

Piekna Rzecz

Piekna Rzecz

Beautiful Thing

Adrian Kuciel // Poland // 2019 // 14:09 min

Live Action

When Tomas loses his mother in an accident, both he and his father are forced to renew the relationship they have neglected for years.

dalej prosto

dalej prosto

Continue Straight Ahead

Emilia Sniegoska // Poland // 2018 // 18:00 min

Live Action

Marta’s husband and the father of her daughter Ewa is on his deathbed. The protracted struggle for his survival was the common goal of the two women. Alas, now another task awaits them.

Rezerwacja

Rezerwacja

Reservation

Witold "Korek" Bojanowski // Poland // 2016 // 14:00 min

Live Action

Antek and Julka have a date for the theatre. But as the “please-take-your-seats” bell tolls for the third time, Antek is still out on the rainy streets of Krakow.

Fascinatrix

Fascinatrix

Justyna Mytnik // Poland // 2018 // 18:30 min

Live Action

A woman dresses up as a witch hunter and manages to infiltrate the Inquisition’s castle, seeking revenge on the man who accused her of practicing black magic.